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1 The rural day , and talk'd the flowing hour , Or figh'd and look'd unutterable
things . So pass'd , their life , a clear united stream , By care unruffled : till , in evil
hour , The tempeft caught them on the tender walk , Heedless how far , and
where ...
1 The rural day , and talk'd the flowing hour , Or figh'd and look'd unutterable
things . So pass'd , their life , a clear united stream , By care unruffled : till , in evil
hour , The tempeft caught them on the tender walk , Heedless how far , and
where ...
Page 210
Admirable grammarian ! --- But in suspending his voice - was the sense
suspended likewise ? did no expression of attitude or countenance fill up the
chasm -Was the eye filent ? Did you narrowly look ? - I look'd only at the
stopwatch , my lord .
Admirable grammarian ! --- But in suspending his voice - was the sense
suspended likewise ? did no expression of attitude or countenance fill up the
chasm -Was the eye filent ? Did you narrowly look ? - I look'd only at the
stopwatch , my lord .
Page 369
But use me as thou wilt , thou canīt not wrong me , For I am fallen beneath the
baseft injuries : Yet look upon me with an eye of mercy , With pity and with charity
behold me ; Shut not thy heart against a friend's repentance ; But , as there dwells
...
But use me as thou wilt , thou canīt not wrong me , For I am fallen beneath the
baseft injuries : Yet look upon me with an eye of mercy , With pity and with charity
behold me ; Shut not thy heart against a friend's repentance ; But , as there dwells
...
Page 393
Then show me where he is : l'll give a thousand pound to look upon him He hath
no eyes , the dust hath blinded them : Comb down his hair ; look ! look ! it stands
upright , Like lime twigs set to catch my winged soul . Give me some drink , and ...
Then show me where he is : l'll give a thousand pound to look upon him He hath
no eyes , the dust hath blinded them : Comb down his hair ; look ! look ! it stands
upright , Like lime twigs set to catch my winged soul . Give me some drink , and ...
Page 432
The prince , unable to conceal his pain , Gaz'd on the fair Who caus'd his care ,
And figh'd and look'd , figh'd and look'd , Sigh'd and look'd , and ligh'd again ; At
length , with love and wine at once oppress'd , The vanquish'd victor funk upon ...
The prince , unable to conceal his pain , Gaz'd on the fair Who caus'd his care ,
And figh'd and look'd , figh'd and look'd , Sigh'd and look'd , and ligh'd again ; At
length , with love and wine at once oppress'd , The vanquish'd victor funk upon ...
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| Title | The Speaker: Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, Selected from the Best English Writers, and Disposed Under Proper Heads, with a View to Facilitate the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking |
| Author | William Enfield |
| Editor | William Enfield |
| Publisher | J. Johnson, 1797 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2012 |
| Length | 436 pages |
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